The boat was loaded with explosives and driven by two suicidal terrorists.
Upon reaching the Cole, the men blew up their boat, causing a forty by forty hole in the side of the ship.
The blast killed seventeen sailors and wounded another thirty-eight as it flooded parts of the ship. Eventually the crew was able to save the ship.
It then joined the rest of the US Persian Gulf fleet in leaving harbors, due to fears of more attacks.
Later, six people, with links to Al Qaeda, would be arrested in Yemen, for helping plan the attack.
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